O'Connor has pursued an active and colourful media career over several decades in Ireland. During the 1990s he appeared on Don't Feed the Gondolas, as well as on a number of other TV programmes. During the 2000s he served a member of the judging panel on Raidió Teilifís Éireann's (RTÉ) You're A Star TV talent contest. During 2010 he presented The Saturday Night Show on RTÉ One.